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St. Mary’s Church

The St. Mary's Church, also called Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, is a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the center of , the capital of , a de facto independent region claimed by Georgia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: church building in Tskhinvali, Georgia
  • Also known as: “St. Mary’s Church, Tskhinvali”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian 4th Military Base.

Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0.
The 4th Guards Military Base is a sizable overseas military base of the Russian Armed Forces stationed in the disputed territory of . Russia considers South Ossetia to be an independent state and justifies its military deployment in the area by an intergovernmental agreement, while considers the entity as its territory occupied by Russia. is situated 2 km northwest of St. Mary’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Jewish quarter of Tskhinvali and Tskhinvali.

Neighborhood
Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Alaexis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of the republic of , self-declared and de-facto country with limited recognition which has seceded from , which sits in the region of Georgia. As of 2019, it was home to 32,000 people.

Village
is a settlement in the Tskhinvali district of , .

St. Mary’s Church

Latitude
42.22406° or 42° 13′ 27″ north
Longitude
43.9748° or 43° 58′ 29″ east
Open location code
8HJ56XFF+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100127789
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Wiki­data ID
Q4505143
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“St. Mary’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի (Ցխինվալ)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Ցխինվալի Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятой Багародзіцы”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه مارى”
  • Georgian: “ცხინვალის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس (تسخینوالی)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای مریم مقدس”
  • Russian: “Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (Цхинвал)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (Цхинвали)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы (Цхинвал)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы (Цхинвали)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Богородицы”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Аствацацин (Цхинвал)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Сурб Аствацацин”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de la Santisima Virgen”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de la Santísima Virgen”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Богородиці (Цхінвал)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Богородиці (Цхінвалі)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святої Богородиці”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Mary’s Church”. Photo: Ponkipo, CC0.